Ralph Richardson Movie Trailers

South Riding Trailer (1938)

01 August 1938

Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.

Woman of Straw Trailer (1964)

28 April 1964

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.

The Sound Barrier Trailer (1952)

22 July 1952

A young RAF pilot tests his father-in-law’s prototype supersonic aircraft to the limit, at a time of intense development in the field of aviation, just as commercial jet airliners are about to enter service.

Outcast of the Islands Trailer (1951)

15 November 1951

After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal charges.

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One Trailer (1993)

05 October 1993

Part 1 of a documentary about when Alexander Korda was asked about who might replace him when he has resigned as a chief of the production of the British Lion.

O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment Trailer (1973)

01 July 1973

A behind the scenes look at the making of the 1973 film “O Lucky Man!"

The Divorce of Lady X Trailer (1938)

15 January 1938

A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client.

Long Day's Journey Into Night Trailer (1962)

09 October 1962

An Irish miser, his morphine addicted wife, their debauched older son, and a gravely ill younger son.

The Man Who Could Work Miracles Trailer (1936)

23 July 1936

An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them.

Smith Trailer (1939)

28 June 1939

John Smith, a middle-aged married man, is made redundant by his employer; at a loss and despairing, his friend Harry Jones suggests applying to the Embankment Fellowship Centre, a charity that provides hostelling, retraining and help finding work for men in his position.

The Lion Has Wings Trailer (1939)

03 November 1939

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.

Twelfth Night Trailer (1970)

12 July 1970

Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.

Hedda Gabler Trailer (1962)

28 December 1962

Hedda Gabler has just come back from her honeymoon, married to boring but reliable academic George Tesman.

The Citadel Trailer (1938)

29 October 1938

Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have.

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

In this promotional short for the feature film Doctor Zhivago (1965), director David Lean explains why he chose the performers for the leading roles in the movie.

Frankenstein: The True Story Trailer (1974)

19 September 1974

Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his associate, Dr.

The Return of Bulldog Drummond Trailer (1934)

19 April 1934

Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.

The Day Will Dawn Trailer (1942)

08 June 1942

When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway.

Lady Caroline Lamb Trailer (1972)

22 November 1972

Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.

William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare Trailer (1973)

03 January 1973

Special introducing William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.

The Volunteer Trailer (1944)

10 January 1944

After a masterful Shakespearean performance in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is sought for an autograph by Fred, his dresser.

Home Trailer (1972)

06 January 1972

David Storey's adaptation of his award winning play for the BBC's Play for Today series.

Java Head Trailer (1934)

31 July 1934

The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons.

Invitation to the Wedding Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

An American student arrives in England for the wedding of his room-mate's sister.

Laurence Olivier: a life Trailer (1982)

24 October 1982

A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of legendary screen and stage actor/director Laurence Olivier.

Health of a Nation Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

The picture shows the industrialization of England, and the measures taken to clean up afterwards: a lyrical counterpart of Men In Danger, and a contradiction.